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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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